St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-28

James For
Testal. ..... s4,7OO oo 80 90 $4,000 90
James Forrestal being the lowest re-
liable and responsible bidder, the con-
tract was awarded to him and said award
was or dered sent to the COnncil for ap-
proval. Yeas 4, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for the
grading of Carroll street, from Cleve-
land avenue to Smelling avenue, as fol-
lows, to-wit:
David SWank. ............ s.. 800 90
Carl Bahr and Fred Kuhr...... 1876 90
Michael Lux. ..... ............. 4,4O0 w
Patrick III. Thornton and Lafay-
ette SnaW. ..'..'''''.''.'''' o,9VO w
James Ryan. Observation-Disclosures. $500 O0
After which the said bids were laid
over to Nov. 8, 1887, at 2 p. m.
The Engineer having submitted plan
of land to be taken, the following report
was ordered sent to the Council, tO-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board Of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order Of the Common Council, approved
June 9, 1887, relative to the opening,
widening and extension of DE Soto
street, from Maryland street to the north
city limits, and having investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port that it S necessary and proper to
open. widen and extend De Soto street,
from Case street to the north city limits;
that the estimated expense thereof is
S23, ,0U0; that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the
extent of the damages, costs and eX-
penSeS necessary to be incurred thereby:
hot col r1n { mt
by petition of majority of the own
ers of property to be assessed
therefor, but we herewith send
plan or profile of said i'm
provement, and an order for your adop-
ton, if you desire us to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 4, nays0
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the following re-
port was ordered sent to the Council, to-
wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
Sept. 7th, 1SS7,relative to the grading OF
Short street, from Main street to
Hoffman avenue, and having Investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is neceS-
sary and proper: that the estimated
expense thereof is $500, one half
of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let; that real estate to
be assessed therefor can be found bene-
fitted to the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said improvement
is not asked for by a petition of ma
iOrity of the owners of property TO be
assessed therefor, but we herewith
send plan or profile OF said improve
ment, and an order for your adoption, II
YOU desire us to make the Improvement
Yeas 4, nays O.
Upon motion the final Order.apprOved
June 9, 1887, for the opening, widening
and extension of Milton street to width
of &C feet, from Pleasant avenue to st.
Clair street, was ordered to be returned
to the Council with the request that the
same be annulled and that the Board be
allowed to amend their report in said
matter, dated May "a, 1887, so as to read
that it is necessary and proper to open,
widen and extend said Milton street to
a width of 60 feet, from Pleasant avenue
to st. Clair street, and that new final
order (as amended) passed for said lm-
prOvement.
In the matter of the order of Council
to Board, approved Oct. 10. 1887, to
cause a Bedford stone sidewalk to be
laid on the west side of WabaSha street,
from Bridge square to Wabasha street
bridge, the Corporation Attorney and
City Engineer reported that it will be
necessary to determine the line of the
street before this walk can be laid. Re
port accepted, and upon motion said
matter was ordered to be returned to
the Council, together with said report,
for,further instruction.. Yeas 3, nays l.
(Mf. Barrett.)
: Order of Council to Board, approved
Oct. s20, 1887, to cause a wooden side
walk10 feet in width to be laid on Smell
ing avenue, from LangfOrd avenue to
Goodrich avenue, together With the
necessary crossings, considered and
upon motion it was ordered that the
Council be asked to amend said order
so as to construct a SiX-fOot wooden
sidewalk on both sides of Smelling ave
hue, from LangfOrd avenue to the right
of way of the st. Paul, Minneapolis "
Manitoba Railway company. from Capt.
tol avenue to Goodrich avenue: also
ten-foot wooden sidewalk on both sides
of Smelling avenue, from the right OF
way of the st. Paul, Minneapolis IL
Manitoba Railway company to Capitol
avenue, together with the necessary
crossings.
The Clerk was directed to notify the
City Treasurer not to make application
for judgment in the mOtter of assess
ments for sprinkling, on account OF the
large number of applications for abate-
ment. rebate and correction, now pend
ing before the Board.
The Clerk was directed to give notice
of correction in the matter of the assess
ment for the construction of sewer on
Aurora avenue, from Rice street to
Western avenue aurora avenue and
other streets sewer SYSTEM and also for
the sprinkling of Aurora avenue. from
Rice street to Kent street. in Sprinkling
District No. 6, under contract of For
restal IL Reilly for term ending Nov. ID:
1887, as to ownership, description of and
amount assessed against the following
described property, to-wit:
Commencing at nOrthweSterly corner
of Rice street and Aurora avenue;
thence WHY on My line of Aurora av-
enue al it: thence Ny at right angles
80 ft; thence Ely 141 it to WHY line of